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epic
has definitions from the fields of verse,writing
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[ noun ] (verse,writing) a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Synonyms Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)His next major work , completed in 1892 , was a long fantastic epic in prose , entitled Hans_Alienus , which Professor_Bo ^ o ^ k describes as a monument on the grave of his carefree and indolent youth . Related terms poem Iliad nibelungenlied chanson_de_geste Odyssey heroic_verse rhapsody divina_commedia Aeneid |
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[ adjective ] very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
Synonyms Examples "an epic voyage" "of heroic proportions" "heroic sculpture" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Only across a distance of time could the epic accounting begin . (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)This epic effort to secure seed for the colony cost Selkirk 1040 . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
Synonyms Examples "epic tradition" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Though it is not easy to apply the evidence of the Iliad to any specific era , this marvelous product of the epic tradition had certainly taken definitive shape by 750 . |
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